Warthen v. English
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition for injunction. Before Judge Hardeman. Washington superior court. November 5, 1923. The petition of W. B. Warthen alleged as follows: On May 17, 1917, a school district was laid off in Washington County, and known as School District No. 17, which embraced the town of Davisboro and adjacent territory; and said district was accepted and recognized by the board of education of Washington County, and treated as a separate entity for school purposes.
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Petition for injunction. Before Judge Hardeman. Washington superior court. November 5, 1923. The petition of W. B. Warthen alleged as follows: On May 17, 1917, a school district was laid off in Washington County, and known as School District No. 17, which embraced the town of Davisboro and adjacent territory; and said district was accepted and recognized by the board of education of Washington County, and treated as a separate entity for school purposes. A board of trustees for said district was legally elected, and qualified as such, and began to function as trustees of said district. On…
1Opinion of the CourtBussell, C. J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) In the constitution of 1877 as. originally adopted by the people, art. 8, see. 4, par. 1, providing for an educational tax for public schools was as follows: “Authority may be granted to counties upon the recommendation of two grand juries, and to municipal corporations upon the recommendation of the corporate authority, to establish and maintain public schools in their respective limits, by local taxation; but no such local laws shall take effect until the same shall have been submitted to a vote of the qualified voters in each county or municipal…
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